Burnley away match thread

[MarcusX]

7 minutes ago, Lorenzos Only Goal said:

That's the bloody pain with him. He's good and terrible at the same time, a quantum anomaly. 

Yea agreed I said that Wednesday, so good and so bad in almost equal measures!

[Packman]

Their keeper looks dodgy to me, doesn't command his area. Need to throw crosses at him at every opportunity.

[old_eastender]

1 minute ago, Jasper Testimitanu said:

Anyone else feel the missing bit of the jigsaw could be pushing Naismith to DCM and Kalas or Klose in a CB. Letting Naismith use both his natural ability to distribute and his core ability to defend? 

No place for Naismith as defensive midfielder unless we abandon playing with 3CBs, which I can't see happening.

[pillred]

Shock horror Preston have conceded.

[Lanterne Rouge]

1 minute ago, pillred said:

Shock horror Preston have conceded.

Or scored even.........................................

[Numero Uno]

The question is can we defend well enough until the hour mark and bring the “finisher” Semenyo on?

[Spike]

Scott is great at winning free kicks but sometimes when he goes down I wonder if it's a case of too much play acting or he's actually hurt, if it's play acting then he needs to cut that out as it leaves us a man down in a key position when we're playing him anywhere other than where Weimann is currently playing.

[Top Robin]

Just now, Numero Uno said:

The question is can we defend well enough until the hour mark and bring the “finisher” Semenyo on?

We shouldn't have to be worrying about our defence every game....it's pathetic 

[Lanterne Rouge]

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Or scored even.........................................

Doh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wrongagain]

What is James supposed to be doing? Just a spare shirt?

[Midred]

Now West Brom beating Norwich.

[Sheltons Army]

Just now, Top Robin said:

We shouldn't have to be worrying about our defence every game....it's pathetic 

I should cheer up , it’s not that long ago we literally looked like a pub side at Watford , under Holden , conceding goal after goal whilst struggling to complete a pass in the opponents half , let alone a shot 

[redkev]

We’re up against it here they look decent .

take a point all day long , 

[ralphindevon]

Aaaaarrgh, just wouldn’t fall for us, could easily have been our 2nd

[Spike]

31 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Didn’t need commands there. Atkinson just had to cover the space or close down and the lad can’t score.

Yeah but when Atkinson doesn't do that it shows he doesn't know what he should be doing in that situation, that's when you need a leader in the back 3. You see it all the time in football, if you have that centre back who is shouting, commanding the back line those issues don't happen. We don't have it, Vyner is getting better but still ball watches at times leaving the back line in danger and Atkinson is very indecisive, if I were Nige I'd be telling Naismith to take command of that back line being as he's in between them. It's not a lot to ask that if Naismith wants to be the final man then he shouts "go to him" in that situation, if he is closer and he closes down then he shouts "cover". This is basic stuff in football but we don't seem to do it.

 

Also, so close, unlucky Tommy there, keeper closed down so quickly.

[pillred]

1 minute ago, Midred said:

Now West Brom beating Norwich.

Blimey how slow is that stream,:laugh:.

[And Its Smith]

2 minutes ago, Wrongagain said:

What is James supposed to be doing? Just a spare shirt?

James and Weimann have touched the ball ten times each. Cork and Cullen on 45 each 

[pillred]

Gas now 3-1 down.

[Lanterne Rouge]

Still scored in every game this season.

Saggies 1-3, Happy days.

[ralphindevon]

We’ve caused them plenty of problems but maybe yet another game where we’ll have to score at least 3 to win

[Sheltons Army]

and Lincoln notch their third of the first half at the swamp

 

 

Mind The Gap

[redkev]

Sheff utd currently 7 points in front of 3rd place are they really that good .

seem to be carving out win after win 

[Numero Uno]

5 minutes ago, Top Robin said:

We shouldn't have to be worrying about our defence every game....it's pathetic 

I would say 1-1 away to a better side than us with a £90m head start on us is ok rather than pathetic accepting that the goal conceded was poor.

[Curr Avon]

Proving possession isn't everything....

[westonred]

I love that shirt as a T Shirt but i think it looks awful on the pitch and very hard to watch during a match

[Tim Monaghan]

Stuck at a wedding! How are we playing? 

[Superjack]

Just now, Curr Avon said:

Proving possession isn't everything....

To be fair those are Johnson stats.

[Wrongagain]

2 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

James and Weimann have touched the ball ten times each. Cork and Cullen on 45 each 

Weimann prepared to come and try and get the ball! James??

[cityexile]

Funny old game. Gave Norwich a real test and thought we were unlucky overall, even if somewhat self inflicted. Burnley given us as good a going over that half as we have had this season, and we are level.

Hard to get the ball off them. Bite your hand off for a point, but having been down very early, at least making a game of it.

[Red Army 75]

Burnley average 66.3% possession in the games they have played this season according to sky sports. We were never going to have much possession. Burnley are a very good side